Unpacking international organisations the dynamics of compound bureaucracies /

Unpacking international organisations the dynamics of compound bureaucracies / Jarle Trondal ... [and others. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations. - European Policy Research Unit series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy. The bureaucracy of international organisations ; On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies -- International bureaucracies. The European Commission ; The OECD Secretariat ; The WTO Secretariat -- The dynamics of compound bureaucracies. Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies -- Conclusions. Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies.

This text introduces international bureaucracy as a key field of study for public administration and also rediscovers it as an essential ingredient in the study of international organisations.



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International agencies.
Public administration.


Electronic Books.

JZ4850 / .U573 2010